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Boycott The Donald Trump Show — Playing captive to the lies he'll tell at his coming address to Congress is weak, conveys weakness, and surrenders the whole national stage to him. — ∙ Paid — There's one form of mass anger sweeping the country, and it's all directed at Donald Trump …
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Twitchy and Associated Press
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Majority disapproves of Trump job performance ahead of address to Congress: Survey — A majority in a new survey disapprove of President Trump's job performance ahead of his scheduled address to Congress. — In the CNN poll released Sunday, which was conducted between Feb. 24 and 28 …
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USA Today


Ways and Means committee to start drafting plans for enacting Trump tax agenda next week
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Mississippi Today and Reuters

Government shutdown looms as Trump tries to assert new spending powers
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Raw Story and New York Post

Trump is all-in on DOGE. It's a political gamble.
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New York Magazine and Raw Story


What a Weekend for Putin! — It was a hell of a weekend for bad men getting what they paid for out of Donald Trump. And while we'll focus on Vladimir Putin here, we don't want to fully ignore venture capitalist David Sacks, Donald Trump's “crypto czar,” who seemingly stands …
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New Republic and Raw Story
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away’

Washington now ‘largely aligns’ with Moscow's vision, Kremlin says
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The Hill, Vanity Fair, Semafor, The Diplomat, The Independent, Daily Kos, The Kyiv Independent, Axios, Althouse, CNN, The Guardian and Reuters


Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr. — Thomas Corry resigned over disagreements with the HHS secretary and his approach to the measles outbreak. — The top spokesperson at the Health and Human Services Department has abruptly quit after clashing with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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RFK Jr. urges people to get vaccinated amid deadly Texas outbreak … - He has previously repeated debunked claims about vaccines and provided elusive answers to senators on his stance on vaccinations ahead of being confirmed. … - Kennedy wrote that before the introduction of the measles …


U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid — The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower. — The Trump administration's decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle …
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Bloomberg, Axios, CBS News, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, emptywheel, Reuters and Raw Story
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Treasury Department Announces Suspension of Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies — The Treasury Department is announcing today that, with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties …
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Rolling Stone, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
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Trump praises end of ‘outrageous and invasive’ reporting rule at Treasury
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The Daily Wire, RedState and Fox Business


First on NBC: Liberal group to air ad on ‘Fox & Friends’ featuring Trump voter asking him not to ‘cut taxes for billionaires’ — Democrats and outside allies are trying every angle to undercut Trump's plans to pass his major party-line bill on spending and taxes through the Republican-led Congress.
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Wałęsa condemns Trump treatment of Zelensky, likening it to communist interrogation
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Associated Press


CFPB to Employees: When We Said Stop Work, We Didn't Mean Stop Work! — The illegal plan to dismantle the consumer agency is failing. So Russ Vought and his charges are engaging in some CYA. — Russell Vought speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination to lead …


The roots of Trump's realpolitik Uncle Sam always drives a hard bargain — President Trump's attempt to end the war in Ukraine has enraged liberal internationalists on both sides of the Atlantic. Dealing directly with the Kremlin and going over the heads of America's European allies …
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Washington Examiner
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Tesla's plummeting sales risk its lucrative emissions credit earnings — CEO Elon Musk has angered European customers and governments, undercutting his EV brand. — BRUSSELS — Elon Musk's political meddling in Europe is cratering Tesla's sales — and that's putting at risk its revenue …
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Daily Mail
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Car Prices Are Poised for $12,000 Surge on Trump's New Tariffs — Auto bosses warn Trump administration of economic consequences — Companies rush to stockpile parts, engines in US warehouses — Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000 …


Donald Trump Is Backed by the Business Elite — Over lunch last week with a friend of mine — a major technology investor who has been an ardent Democrat — the talk quickly turned to politics. Like many businessmen, he refuses to air his views publicly to avoid drawing fire. In private, he's more forthcoming.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money


Trump to hold Ukraine meeting on next steps including possible aid freeze … - The White House didn't immediately respond to questions. — The New York Times first reported about the meeting. … - “The American people's patience is not unlimited, their wallets are not unlimited …


Trump, Chip Maker TSMC Expected to Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S. — It is the latest effort by Trump to persuade companies to make big investments in the U.S. — WASHINGTON—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. intends to invest $100 billion in chip-manufacturing plants …
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New York Times, The Hill, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, CBS News, Bloomberg, Reuters, Townhall, Breitbart, 9to5Mac and Fox Business


DC to drop its Jan. 6 civil suit against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers — Attorney General Brian Schwalb's office says his office needs to commit its resources elsewhere. … WASHINGTON — The D.C. Attorney General's Office (OAG) moved to dismiss a years-old civil case Friday against members …


Trump credit card freeze crippling cancer and Alzheimer's research — On February 26, President Trump issued an executive order expanding the power of the United States DOGE Service (DOGE), the government initiative controlled by Elon Musk. The purpose of the order is to limit any spending …


New deputy FBI director Dan Bongino previously called for imprisoning Democrats — For more than 100 years, the role of FBI deputy director has been filled by a career agent with previous bureau experience and an insider's understanding of day-to-day operations of federal law enforcement.
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Daily Kos


Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-officer who fatally shot unarmed man — Youngkin commuted the sentence Sunday night, writing that the three years of incarceration went beyond the state's sentencing guidelines. — By Emma Uber — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has granted clemency …
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Associated Press, Fox News and WUSA


RFK Jr. and His Allies Target Trump's Beloved Soda — Within the Trump administration, the push to strip soda from state food-aid programs is getting personal — WASHINGTON—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls it “poison.” President Trump has multiple cans of it every day. Welcome to the 2025 soda wars.
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Raw Story


Exclusive: Honda to produce next Civic in Indiana, not Mexico, due to US tariffs, sources say — Honda (7267.T) has decided to produce its next-generation Civic hybrid in the U.S. state of Indiana, instead of Mexico, to avoid potential tariffs on one of its top-selling car models, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Washington Examiner, The Washington Free Beacon, New York Post, The Post Millennial and Breitbart


Top HHS spokesman quits — A top spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who served during President Trump's first administration announced his abrupt resignation just weeks after being sworn in to his new role in Trump's second term.


It's not Dickens—it's the MAGA agenda — Given the scope of the MAGA assault on the foundations of our democracy, many Democrats, responsible media outlets, and concerned Americans have (understandably) been focused on its attempt to obliterate the rule of law, the separation of powers, and the First Amendment.


Senate Democrats express regret over Rubio confirmation votes — Two Senate Democrats are expressing regret that they voted to confirm their former colleague Marco Rubio to become secretary of State in the Trump administration. — Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) …
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Blaze Media, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, CNN, Breitbart and Axios


Melania Trump to speak for the first time on Capitol Hill in roundtable focused on punishing revenge porn — Melania Trump will speak on the ‘Take it Down Act’ — First lady Melania Trump will speak on Capitol Hill Monday for the first time since returning to the White House …
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The Hill, Associated Press and CNN